It isn't as smooth as glass, and it's nowhere near as hard.
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Everyone else seems to have sparkling skin, and you're bombarded by smooth-as-glass complexions in magazines, on TV, and on Instagram.
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With no wind, the water was as smooth as glass and crystal-clear, its sandy bottom peppered with stones rounded by endless waves.
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One day the bay will be smooth as glass and the next the wind might come from a different direction and we'll have choppy waves.
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I don't typically refer to my skin as "transparent" or "translucent," but in South Korea, a trend dubbed "glass skin" has become synonymous with just that: a texture that's so incredibly dewy and healthy, it looks as smooth as glass.
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From space the planet is the territory not of humans, but of the whale… somersaulting like angels or birds…Naked, with skin like oiled silk, smooth as glass…no drag, no turbulence, a velvet energy… But the beauty ended with the winches, spades and slicers of a factory ship, in a slick of oil and blood.
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The quiet was unnerving but not unusual in the fjords, where a tranquil sense of isolation easily coexists with all the intense, momentous visual drama around you: brilliant green and turquoise rivers, as smooth as glass, reflecting the sun so that you can barely see; craggy, sharp-angled, purple-capped mountains erupting straight out of those rivers at right angles.
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The surface texture is either plate or vellum. Plate finish is as smooth as glass, and is very good for pen and ink. Vellum (or kid) finish is a medium texture more appropriate to friction-based media, such as crayon, chalks, or charcoal. A third finish, engravers or wedding, may be used for formal engraved wedding invitations.
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The city of Khazad-dûm had many levels, linked by flights of stone steps. There were at least six levels above the Great Gates, and many more levels —or Deeps— below it. Every level consisted of a network of arched passages, chambers and many-pillared halls, often with "black walls, polished and smooth as glass". Below the level of the Gates lay treasuries, armouries, dungeons, and mines.
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Another innovation of his was his use of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to help prevent cracking in his more advanced pieces. His turned wood pieces would be coated with a clear finish that would be as smooth as glass. This later characteristic helped some of his vessels find their way into collections of well-known glass collectors. Over the years, Moulthrop developed relationships with several gallery owners, others in the wood working fields and several well-known clients.
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In 1990 Cogan was appointed acting Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner following the resignation of Ronald Kornblum. During his tenure in this position, the county's murder rate jumped by 18% and the office struggled to keep up with the high murder toll of 38 homicides per week. In 1991, the office conducted 6,256 autopsies and investigated 18,068 suspicious or violent deaths (including 2,401 possible homicides). Los Angeles County Supervisor Deane Dana described the office as "operating smooth as glass" under Cogan.
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Brake wear is not a problem during a race in Monaco. Instead the low speeds mean the issue is keeping the brakes up to working temperature. The only heavy braking points are at the chicane after the tunnel, and to a lesser extent into the Sainte-Dévote and Mirabeau corners. With a lack of temperature brake bite becomes a problem, as the surface of the carbon brake disc becomes smooth as glass, reducing friction between the pads and the disk, hence lessening braking power .
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Tagg said that Big Truck might "end up being the best out of them all," adding, "This guy's as smooth as glass." Following Tagg's remarks, Big Truck was sent to the gate as a heavy 1/5 favorite in the Bongard Stakes on September 23, 2007. He defeated a field of 5 after dueling with the Todd Pletcher-trained colt Spanky Fischbein in the final 1/8 of the stretch, winning by about two and a half lengths. Big Truck next raced on October 20, 2007, in the Sleepy Hollow Stakes, stretching out to one mile.
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The inhabitants of Old Dailly triumphed and the 'Blue Stone' still resides in the old churchyard. Old Dailly is sometimes recorded as the 'Blue Stone Burgh'. Smith in 1895 mentions charter stones plural and suggests that the tradition of trials of strength, in common with the 'Leper's Charter Stone' at Prestwick, was linked with proof that the person granted the land involved was mature enough to hold it. At the Bruce's Well, Kingcase in Prestwick, records describe the Lepers' Charter Stone as being the shape of a sheep's kidney, formed of basalt, blue in colour and as smooth as glass.
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Similarly, the cow got its name because Adam "saw milk comin' out but he didn't know how" and the bear got its name because it has a "great big furry back and furry hair." In the last verse, the lyrics take a more sinister turn. :Saw an animal as smooth as glass :Slithering his way through the grass :Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake The verse ends there, with the music hanging and the lyrics avoiding naming the snake. In concert, Dylan sometimes elaborated on the meaning of the snake to him at the time.
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The new race ended the year, whereas Long Beach, only 300 miles away started it; but unlike Long Beach, Las Vegas was not popular among the drivers, primarily because of the flat, repetitive nature of the circuit, its parking lot location and Las Vegas itself. It has also been described as one of the worst circuits Formula One has ever visited. The track was laid out in the parking lot of the Caesars Palace hotel and was surprisingly well set up for a temporary circuit: wide enough for overtaking, it provided ample run-off areas filled with sand, and had a surface that was as smooth as glass. Its counter-clockwise direction, however, put a tremendous strain on the drivers' necks.
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A reporter for the Brisbane Courier in the mid-1870s noted that sections of the rail were "smooth as glass" and one side appeared to be wearing out faster than the other. He was told that the worn side was made from ironbark wood and needed replacing once every six months, while the penda lasted two years and even then generally did not need replacing. By 1877, only penda was being used for rails, and in 1878 the wooden rails were replaced with steel, negating the need for constant repair. In August 1878, the Brisbane Courier reported that the "company is preparing to lay down four miles of railway with 16 pound rails which would carry five ton wagons so logs could be hauled by three or four horses or by a small traction engine".
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